garden

[harryticker]

Does anyone have a flag pole or know where i can get one to put in my back garden, about 4 or 5 meters. Also do i need permission to put one up?

[NazNomad]

Under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, flags come within the definition of ''advertisement".
Their display is controlled by the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 1992.
• However, under Schedule 2 of the Regulations, the national flag of any country, and this includes the Union flag, is exempt from advertisement control provided each flag is flown from a single vertical flagpole and neither the flag nor the flagpole display any advertisement additional to the design of the flag.

http://www.flagpolecompany.co.uk/index.html

[LoftyLottie]

There would surely be limitations on the height of the pole.

[Hettster]

I for one am impressed with NazNomads answer . . well done

[LoftyLottie]

And there might be local by laws. I would phone your local council to check.

[scotman]

This might be worth checking out

http://www.flagpoles.co.uk/support/sitemap

[bushbaby_de]

Lofty, bizzarely there is no limit to the height of the flagpole if used in connected with an advert having deemed consent.

[LoftyLottie]

But some housing areas have restrictions put on them about certain things bushbaby which have to be adhered to which the local planning department would know about.

[bushbaby_de]

That's true but it would be rare for a housign area to be in an area of special control for advertisement purposes. Good idea to check first though!